Biden Tells Erdogan He'll Call Armenian Massacre a Genocide.

Ronald Reagan was the last U.S. president to call the atrocities committed against the Armenians a "genocide", in 1981, but he soon backtracked under pressure from Turkey, the successor state to the Ottoman Empire. (Bloomberg) -- President Joe Biden told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday that he intends to recognize the early-20th century massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Empire forces as a genocide, according to people familiar with a call between the leaders. [Extracted from the article]

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